radnyc

Even NYC has mechanical street sweepers on a regular basis. I suspect that a similar device could clean the beach in Pattaya in two passes in about an hour. After some heavy rain, the beach at Pattaya is pretty disgusting.

I've seen most Thais paying 10 Baht. If I only have a 20 baht note, I've always received change--but i try to keep 10 baht coins in my pocket. The fare within central Pattaya is 10 Baht. It is a separate segement to go to Jomtien--requiring an additional 10 Baht. Sometime the bus makes a right turn from Pattaya Tai Rd to Jomtien--requiring a 20 Baht fare upon arrival in jomtien. Sometime he will turn left and continue up 2nd Beach Rd. In which case you owe 10 Baht to the first driver. Than catch a baht Bus headed to Jomtien & pay him 10 Baht when you arrive.

The fish will only transfer infections/germs from one foot to another.

AVG seems to be pretty good. In the past I used Avast---but it has become much slower.

Wow!! I've got $10 in my pocket, how great!

There are many travel kiosks in Pattaya selling package trips to Kanchantaburi. I took the trip with my TGF last June. Price was decent (I forget how much, but pretty much the same in each place). I don't like packaged tours, but this worked out well. I didn't feel like driving. Only people on minibus were the 2 of us, her girlfriend, an Aussie retired cop (they hooked up) & a Russian couple. (Minibus can accomodate nearly twice that amount). Picked us up at our hotel. All meals were included--average, at best. But the bus ride was pleasant & uncrowded due to the sparse group